Local estate planning attorney Eric B. Norris will update us on the current status of the estate tax exemption (due to expire at the end of this year). He will tell us why every Californian needs an Advance Health Care Directive, and will explain how you can get your Advance Health Care Directive done without an attorney. Eric …
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Every summer, the Santa Clara Library has a program, “Summer Reading”, with a number of events for children, teens, and adults. Starting June 1st, anyone can sign up at the city library website to participate. Summer Reading is a sponsored in part by the Santa Clara Library Foundation & Friends, and that means that every summer the …
This year’s Santa Clara Holiday Historic Home Tour is this weekend, Friday, December 2nd from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturday, December 3rd from Noon to 5 p.m. Tickets are still available for purchase at City Lights Espresso, 1171 Homestead Road, Santa Clara through Friday or at the Harris-Lass Museum, 1889 Market Street, Santa Clara on …
From 1965 through the 1970s, the Friends of the Santa Clara Public Library and the Santa Clara Art Association (originally known as the “Mission City Artists”) collaborated to sponsor a Santa Clara Annual Art Show in the Central Library. All media were accepted: painting, sculpture, collage, drawing, and mosaic. Three of these paintings have been …
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Read Santa Clara has been awarded a $1,000 grant from the Margaret Alexander Edwards Trust toward their work with the teen mothers at the Young Parents Center (YPC) of Wilson High School to encourage them to read for pleasure and to share a love of reading with their young children. The Foundation & Friends teamed …
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The library is starting an English as Second Language (ESL) Conversation Club and is looking for a volunteer to coordinate the program. The club will offer a comfortable environment for adults with limited English language skills to practice speaking in English. In consultation with library staff, the ESL Conversation Club Coordinator will: Recruit, orient, and …
If the Library has been a special place for you and your family, you can give a gift now that will keep the Santa Clara City Library a very special place for families far into the future. The “Friend Forever” planned-giving program of the Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends can serve your best …
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The Mission City Community Fund Granted SCCLFF $5000 To Support Literacy A special thank you to Mission City Community Fund who awarded the SCCLFF $5,000 for the purpose of publishing In Our Own Words, a book of writings by adult literacy students in the Read Santa Clara Program, and a shorter brochure version of the …
The Library’s 2010 Summer Reading theme is “Make a Splash – Read!” Events will include story times, concerts, and special performances for both children and teens. Children who meet their reading goals will receive a free paperback book, and teens will receive a Borders’ gift card. Please see the Library’s website for registration information and …
Librarians from both our Youth Services and Literacy departments regularly present library programs at three Santa Clara family transitional housing shelters: HomeSafe, the Bill Wilson Center, and the Sobrato Family Living Center. Each program includes a story time and a light supper for families, and craft activities for kids. Families also receive gift books, can …
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